Drain Descaling

Hard build-up inside your pipes? We'll grind it out.

Some build-up is too hard for water alone to shift. Limescale, hardened fat and set concrete can narrow a pipe until it blocks. Descaling uses a rotating cutting head to grind the deposits away and bring the pipe back to its full size. C&R Drainage descales domestic and commercial drains across Kent and the South East.

Scale builds up over years in hard water areas, and much of the South East has hard water. Kitchens add fat that sets like wax. Building work can wash cement and grout into drains, where it sets hard. Descaling is also a key step before relining, because the liner needs a clean, smooth pipe to bond to.

Signs your drain needs descaling

If jetting has helped but the drain keeps slowing down, or the camera shows a rough, narrowed pipe, descaling is usually the answer. Cast iron soil stacks in older buildings often need it too, as rust and scale build up on the inside.

Drains that slow again after jetting
Narrowed pipes on camera
Cement from building work
Old cast iron pipes

Rotating cutting heads
Jetting to flush debris
CCTV check before and after
Pipe ready for relining

Why choose C&R Drainage for descaling

We check the pipe with a camera first so you only pay for work you need. You get a clear quote before we start. We cover all of Kent, including Sittingbourne, Maidstone, Gillingham, Chatham, Rochester, Rainham, Faversham, Canterbury, Sheerness and the Isle of Sheppey, Gravesend and Dartford, plus Medway, Essex, London, East Sussex and Surrey.

Yes. We choose the right cutting head for the pipe and check it on camera as we work.

It depends on how much scale there is and the length of pipe. We’ll give you an idea after the survey.

Usually, yes. Set cement can be ground out with the right equipment.

We give you a clear price before we start, so there are no surprises.